These Are The Best Tweets About France Winning The World Cup

As you might have already heard, Africa France won the World Cup today after a heated match against Croatia that ended in 4-2, crowning Les Bleus as the official winners. But many fans on the internet have been quick to point out the fact that France’s team is largely made up of African players or French players of African descent…

Let’s take a look at some of the most accurate tweets about France’s win!

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Africans: “We are celebrating France’s World Cup win because they’re just another African Team”

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Whether nativists, racists and the Marine Le Pens in France like it or not, much of the world views France as the last African tea, demonstrating brown and black excellence in all of its glory. #WorldCupFinalpic.twitter.com/9XIBOj9j1U

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France, a team led by French born black players and other members of the African diaspora, against Croatia, a team led by refugees. An illustration of the potential of embracing diversity in an increasingly political and racially polarized climate. #WorldCupFinal2018

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Well deserved congratulations to France! Of note, Mr. President, 17 of France’s 23 players are immigrants or the children of immigrants, and 12 of those players are of African ancestry (you know, those countries you disparaged as “sh*tholes”).

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